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OEF supports horse slaughter. Do you?

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At 7:21pm on December 29, 2008, horsegirl9 said…: Hi I know Jenifer

At 3:01am on December 23, 2008, Megan Jones said…: Hi Laura,
Not really near sussex, what were you doing in the uk? Its about 4 hours drive, its near kent i think? I bought my horse in kent and my sister lives in london so thats quiet near i think!
Have a good day
Megan

At 11:17pm on December 17, 2008, Audrey Malloy said…: Hi Laura,
Walking horses generally have three main gaits. There's the flat walk, which is similar to what might be called a "working walk" in non-gaited horses. It is an even four-beat gait. Then there's the running walk, which is also a four-beat gait but much faster and more ground-covering. Accompanying the walk, there is also a characteristic head nod. It's so smooth, you often don't realize how fast you're really going. Finally, there's the canter, smooth and rolling.
Many people are probably more familiar with the "show horse" version of Tennessee Walkers -high-stepping, wild-eyed, with padded front ends. It's fine for some, but doesn't do the horse or rider much good anywhere except a flat, well-groomed arena. That's really not my thing. . .my own horse (and all of the walkers at my barn) are flat-shod, no thick pads.

At 6:27pm on October 21, 2008, SkyHilaryLove said…: I've been in school. and working at the barn. Show season is over for me so now its back to work and training. You?

At 9:18pm on October 5, 2008, Kathryn said…: Hi Laura. I definitely remember the whole process of putting the applications together. I found it took a while to get the idea of what to write, but once you get one done it's easy to alter it to fit the different schools. My personal statements are stored in my old laptop. I'll dig it out tomorrow and send you some examples.

At 9:28am on September 11, 2008, •Crystal• said…: yea sure thanks :)

At 11:22pm on August 6, 2008, Elizabeth Levitt said…: Laura, thanks for the briefing on the travails of the showjumper Albert Zoer. Having just recently pulled a few muscles in my back and dealing with my own discomfort, I can barely imagine what this poor chap in going through. And so close to the olympics! Is there any update on his condition?

At 4:10pm on August 5, 2008, Kimberly Mikoula said…: heyyy

At 1:27pm on July 21, 2008, Hannah S. said…: join REAL RIDERS it is a group i made

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At 9:02am on July 2, 2008, Carol Simpson said…: Dear Laura, I am very new to this so hope this reaches you. There are rules for selection in the dressage team all of which I don't know. As I understand it with Heath, he could have taken the other horse Regardez Moi as he had qualified but at the time I think the owner had to bear the cost. Now apparently Aust. is bearing the costs. The selection competitions were overseas at Wiesbaden and Lingen. Except for Kristy Oatley and Haley Beresford none of the others scored 67%+. Haley was added to the list of contenders after these comps as she did so well. Regardez Moi has only scored 67%+ in Australia and not in international competition but it was with a judge who will be judging at the Olympics. There some people who think Heath has taken the wrong horse. Some how there always seems to be a mess up with Australian dressage selection. It really is very confusing but hope this helps a little. Regards, Carol

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Eric Lamaze and Hickstead Win the World Cup Qualifier at the Royal

News for yesterday's results: Toronto, ON – Olympic Champion Eric Lamaze brought his Gold-medal horse Hickstead across the ocean to compete in just one class at The Royal Horse Show this week, and it couldn’t have gone any better than it did tonight. Hickstead once again demonstrated he is in a class all to himself, exploding over the jumps with power and stamina unmatched in the arena this evening, if at all. Of the 23 competitors to begin the $100,000 CN FEITM World Cup Qualifier, nearly hal… Continue

Posted on November 13, 2008 at 4:35pm —

Top Dutch Olympic hope breaks leg

News for all following Olympic jumping July 9, 2008 Just days after winning the prestigious Grand Prix of Aachen, Dutch showjumper Albert Zoer has broken his leg and put his Olympic chances in jeopardy. Zoer, 32, was schooling a young horse on Tuesday when he fell and broke his left leg. He was operated on later that day. His sister, Gina Zoer, said the operation went well with no complications. She said he was in pain and would be for a few days. He was expected to return home on Saturday.… Continue

Posted on July 9, 2008 at 8:13am —

World No.2 showjumper pulls out of Olympics

Irish showjumper and world ranked number two rider Jessica Kurten has announced that she is not available for Olympic selection. She told media yesterday that her horse, Quibell, was a bad flyer and conditions in Hong Kong might not suit the horse, who was currently out for possibly six weeks with an injury. Another of Kurten's top horses and a top Olympic hope, Castle Forbes Maike, has recently been sold. And she said that Castle Forbes Libertina had had a busy indoor season and needed a break… Continue

Posted on May 27, 2008 at 6:11pm — 1 Comment